A Bon Jovi concerts caps off a weekend full of events, from the NCAA rifle competition to a big
roller derby showdown.

Here are some of the best bets for weekend activities.

Friday

College sharpshooters

Forty-eight of the nation’s sharpest collegiate shooters will be at
Ohio State this weekend for the
NCAA Rifle Championships. Defending champion TCU returns with an all-female
shooting squad led by 2012 Olympian and two-time NCAA champion Sarah Scherer. Events will be held
in Converse Hall on Friday and the French Field House on Saturday. Tickets are $5 per day for
adults or $3 for youth. Details at 614-292-2624 or
www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com

NPR visits

Christopher O’Riley — host of the National Public Radio program
From the Top , a weekly showcase for young musicians — will host a live presentation of his radio
broadcast at 8 p.m. Friday in the
Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., New
Albany. The show will be recorded and broadcast at a later date. Tickets cost $25 to $35. Call
614-245-4701 or visit
www.mccoycenter.org.

Midnight fun

Scioto Audubon Metro Park, which normally closes at 8 p.m., extends its hours to
midnight Friday so people can take advantage of activities including the climbing
wall, the dog park and late-night fishing from the dock. Admission is free at the park, 400 W.
Whittier St. Details at 614-891-0700 or
www.metroparks.net

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Saturday

Maple Syrup Festival

Camp Lazarus in Delaware County holds the second Saturday of its annual
Maple Syrup Festival this week. Run by the Boys Scouts’ Simon Kenton Council, the
26th annual festival is a pioneer-themed event that also features activities such as BB-gun
shooting and tomahawk throwing. Admission is $5. Details at 740-548-5502 or
www.camplazarus.org

Roller derby

The
Ohio Roller Girls will kick off a new season of roller derby Saturday at the
Ohio Expo Center in a triple-header against Cleveland’s Burning River Roller Girls
and the Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls of Bloomington, Ind. Games are at 3:30, 5 and 7 p.m., with
doors opening at 2:30 p.m. at the Lausche Building. Admission is $14 in advance and $17 at the
door. Parking is $5 per car. Details at 614-859-6474 or
www.ohiorollergirls.com

Starship Orchestra

In a concert titled “Starship Orchestra,”
Norman Connors, — a jazz drummer and composer — will join forces with
Tom Browne, whose jubilant trumpet riffs are perhaps most beloved from his
chart-topping 1980 groove Funkin’ for Jamaica. Showtime is 7 p.m. at the
King Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon AVe. Tickets are $25 to $30. Details at
614-645-5464 or
www.kingartscomplex.com

Al Jarreau

Seven-time Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist
Al Jarreau will join the
Columbus Symphony Orchestra in a pops concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the
Ohio Theatre. Tickets are $14 to $65. Details at 1-800-745-3000 or
www.ticketmaster.com

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Sunday

Baby Bonanza

Expectant parents and young families should find much of interest at the
Baby Bonanza and Kid’s Expo. Vendors of products and services will be on hand, and
activities such as mini-bounce houses and diaper-derby baby races will take place. Hours: 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Aladdin Shrine Complex, 3850 Stelzer Rd. Tickets: $5, or $4 for grandparents; free
for age 12 and younger. Call 740-972-1471 or visit
www.babybonanza.net.

'Underland'

Shadowbox Live presents
Underland , a roack musical set in San Francisco in the “summer of love” of 1967 and inspired by
Alice in Wonderland. The story focuses on a Vietnam veteran on a quest to find his
daughter. Showtimes are 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays through May 19 at Shadowbox Live, 503 S. Front St.
Ticketsare $30, or $20 for students, age 55 and older and active military members. Details at
614-416-7625 or
www.shadowboxlive.org

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi, the Jersey-born band, continues three decades of touring with a concert
at
Nationwide Arena in support of a forthcoming (and 12th) studio album,
What About Now. They last visited Columbus in May 2011. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
$20 to $155. Details at 1-800-745-3000 or
www.nationwidearena.com